Fishhook



Feb. 16 1926. u 1,573,553

J. KLIPEc FI SHHOOK Filed Nov. 6, 1924 Patented Feb. 16, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE.

i .TosEPH`xLIPE c, or CLVELANDQOHIO.

I'IsHnoox.

Application filed November', 1924. Serial No. 748,048.

To ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KLir'Eo, a citi- Vzen ofthe Unitedy States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Fishhook, 'of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompaiiyiiig drawings.

rlhis invention pertains particularly to what are known as weedless hooks. One

form of weed guard heretofore used on sh hooks has embodied a wire loop, which isV fastened to the shank of the hook and is arranged -to engage ,the point of the hook.

Uusally these loops rare rigidlyattacliedito. the shank of the hook wherefore the resili-V ency in the material of which the loop fis made, comprises thesole means for holding the guard in engagement withY the hook.

One of the objectsof my invention is the,

provision of a guard which may be readily removed from the hook to permit Vthe use thereof without the guard, if desired. =In this connection, my invention contemplates an arrangement wherein the-guard may be Y normally held in closed position without placing a severe strain on the material of which the guard is formed. y

I carry out the above objects by employing a guard in the shape of a loop, the interniediateportion of whichis arranged to engage the point of a hook and the ends of `which are pivotally mounted Within a bracket wliichis rigidly attached .tol the shank of the hook. The bracket is so constructed that the arms of the loop engafre a cam surface which functions to hold t e loop normally in engagement with the point of the hook.

The preferred means for carrying outmy invention is illustrated in the drawings,

wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a fishl hook having a guard embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale showing the means for 'attaching the guard to the shankof the hook andillustrating the guard in closed position; Fig. 3 is a plan view similar to that shownin Fig. 2 Vand illustrating the guard in open position and Fig. 4; is a section taken transverselythrough the shank of the hook,

I have illustrated my inventionA in con' nection with a fish hook indicated at 10 which may have an eye 11 which is formed in the usual manner. The weed guard may be formed in a loopandmay have .and 13 which terminate in laterally extending portions V14 and v15 respectively. The length of-theIarms is such that the loop 16 is normally adaptedto engage the hook near vthe point thereof as shown in Fig.' 1.

To support the weed guard upon the hook,

bent intermediately and isiattached to the hook by means lof an eyeletl 18 which is swaged to the" bracket and eye respectively` The intermediateportion of the bracket is illustrated as havingopenings 2O and 21into which the guard ends la and 15, respectively extend. Tlie openings are suiliciently largeto permit the endstobe moved freely therein, lwherefore the .guard may beV pivotally mounted within the bracket and may be detached therefrom whenever desired.

To holdvtli'e guard in engagement with the point of the hook, I have shown the bracket as having the forward walls of the bracket openings shaped as at 22 and 23, respectively to provide cam surfaces which must be engaged by the arms ofthe guard whenever such guard is inovedinwardly towards the shank ofthe hook. In Fig. 4, the position 'of the arms when the guai-disclosed -is shown by the broken lines 12a and 13 respectively, Whilev the position of the arms When the guard is openvis shown by the full lines. The camv surfacel therefore Vnecessitates aslight bending of the guard adjacent the pivotal connections, thereby insuring a returnto the normal position as soon asthe pressure which tends to open the guard is relieved. This result is obtained Without requiring the ends of the guard to be clamped within the bracket.

A particular advantage of this construction 'is the fact that the ends of the guard may be detachably lconnected to the bracket, thereby permitting the use of the hook independently of the guard. A further advantage of my invention is the simplicity in construction and durability of the guard.

Having thus described my invention, I f

Claim:

1. In combination a fish hook, a weed guardl carried thereby, and a cam surface hook.

2. In combination a fish hook, a weed guard pivotally mounted thereon, and a stationary cam associated with the hook for defiecting the guard when it is moved in one direction with reference to the hook.

3. The combination with a fish hook, of a weed guard comprising a wire doubled upon itself to comprise a 'loop .adapted to bear against the inner side of the hook point, and having the two ends pivotally mounted on the vhook shank and a lpair of cam surfaces acting on `the ytwo legs of the loop for giving the loop an outward spring pressure.

4. In combination a fish hook, a weed guard pivotally mounted thereon and a `member mounted on the hook and having a cam surface cooperating with the guard for normally holding the guard in closed'posr tion.

5. In combination a fish hook, a bracket rigidly mounted thereon and a weed guard comprising a wire loop having its ends detachably mounted within the bracket, the bracket having a vcam surface coacting with the loop to press -it outwardly.

6. In combination, a fish hook, a member carried thereby, the member having spaced openings therein and having arcani surface associated with each opening, and a weed yguard having portions entering the opening, said cam surfaces being arranged to engage the guard for holding it in engage ment with the hook.

7. In combination, a fish hook, a bracket having an opening extending transversely through the'shank of the hook, a weed guard having laterally extending portions projectn ing into the opening, and means associated with the member forholding the guard normally in closed position.

8. In combination, a fish hook, a bracket rigidly mounted thereon and having aligned openings therein, a U-shaped weed guard having the ends thereof extending within the respective openings, and having the intermediate portion arranged to engage the 'hook adjacent the point thereof, and a cam associated with the bracket for holding the guard in engagement with the hook.

9. rIhe combination with a Irish hook, of a bracket secured ther to consisting of a sheet of material folded on itself and intermediately cut out, at the doubled portion to )rovide two aligned tubular recesses and a guard consisting of a wire loop having two legs with outwardly turned ends, said legs enteringV the cut out space of the bracket and said yends occupying said tubular recesses.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

JOSEPH KLIPEC. 

